The Trip to Greece

The Trip to Greece is like a tonic: exotic locations, charming restaurants serving delicious food, sunshine, sparkling blue waters. It's an enjoyable exercise in armchair travel, but it's also more than that.

I know the whole point of this comedy series is to not have that much in the way of plot, but it doesn't feel like it's going anywhere.

I don't wish to seem ungrateful, as Brydon and Coogan have given me great pleasure and many laughs in the past--but was this half-hearted film (edited down, like the other features, from a six-part British TV series) really necessary?

The Trip to Greece is like an old jumper. When you pull it on, you know all the familiar grooves of the threads, and you also know where all the snags are.

The best of the [four films] and here's why: there's a whole lot more "real" in this one.

As we're all trapped inside and unable to do things like travel, go to restaurants, or see friends, I personally thought it was really nice to pretend during the duration of this movie that I was getting to do those things with these people.

A fitting and thoroughly satisfying way to end a surprisingly enduring series.

As fun as "The Trip to Greece" is (and at times, it's laugh-out-loud funny), there is a feeling of predictability beginning to seep into the proceedings that drains "The Trip to Greece" of much of its potential freshness.

Winterbottom, Coogan, and Brydon leave us to appreciate the simple pleasures of food, travel, and humor through the framework of human history and culture.

The wonderful chemistry between Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon makes this fourth comedy about culinary travels through European countries an experience as enjoyable as a tourist landscape. [Full review in Spanish]